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Pinnacle Financial Partners names Douglas Hromco as chief security officer
ATLANTA, May 07, 2026--Pinnacle Financial Partners (NYSE: PNFP) has named Douglas Hromco as its new chief security officer. He will lead enterprise cybersecurity, fraud prevention and physical and information security strategies across the combined company and will be based at the firm’s holding company headquarters in Atlanta.
About this update from Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.
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